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>>> boehner trying to prevent the fiscal cliff now 23 days away. no details on their conversations but reps for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> and just after midnight on sunday, making history. the governor signed the voter-approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> and hugo chavez is returning to cuba for more cancer surgery but this time he is making sure a new leader is in place in case he doesn't return, and he named the vice president as his choice for a replacement in case something happens for him. the 58-year-old president is still scheduled to be sworn in for a new six--year-term on january 10th. >>> sad news for fans of music star jenny rivera. there doesn't appear to be any survivors. the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers early this morning. so far no cause has been given for that crash. >>> the national menorah in front of the white house was illuminated tonight marking the
>>> boehner trying to prevent the fiscal cliff now 23 days away. no details on their conversations but reps for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> and just after midnight on sunday, making history. the governor signed the voter-approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> and hugo chavez is returning to cuba for more cancer...
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he said he would sign a bill today, all that has to happen is the house speaker boehner has to bring the bill to the floor. can he do something else besides taking his case to the american people? can he call boehner aside, take him into the white house, face to face, and somehow fake this happen or is this the strategy that we're going to see in the coming days? >> reporter: well, certainly i think the white house doesn't feel that that would be an effective strategy at this point. so this, suzanne, going to the american people, frequently has been his strategy when it comes to dealing with the divided congress. what he's really zeroing in on right now is this division in the republican ranks in the house. this is one of the reasons. >> reporter: why senate democrats and the house feel they're in a position of strength here. it's also interesting because he's dealing, of course, with competing public opinions here and that's why he's trying to sway it. republicans, of course, have roughly half of the country not fans of obama care. president obama has more than half of the country w
he said he would sign a bill today, all that has to happen is the house speaker boehner has to bring the bill to the floor. can he do something else besides taking his case to the american people? can he call boehner aside, take him into the white house, face to face, and somehow fake this happen or is this the strategy that we're going to see in the coming days? >> reporter: well, certainly i think the white house doesn't feel that that would be an effective strategy at this point. so...
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>> yes. >> boehner had pretty tough words for the president on friday. let's listen. >> there is a lot of things possible to put the revenue on the table but none of it will be possible if the president insists on his position and insist on my way or the highway. >> anna, he also said the white house has wasted another week, and now two days later, they are meeting again. did boehner's remarks make the difference? >> good. i think it's great. we cannot reach a deal if you are posturing and negotiating through press conferences. they need to sit in a room and look at each other and talk constructive debate and move the ball forward. i think what happened today is a very good sign. americans should be encouraged, it's a good thing when the congressional leader and president is capable of meeting and talking about the difficult issues that face this country. what a refreshing and new idea. >> so you hear members of the gop, and you here corker, and they are saying he will only do this, and then the messaging that you hear on television is quite different th
>> yes. >> boehner had pretty tough words for the president on friday. let's listen. >> there is a lot of things possible to put the revenue on the table but none of it will be possible if the president insists on his position and insist on my way or the highway. >> anna, he also said the white house has wasted another week, and now two days later, they are meeting again. did boehner's remarks make the difference? >> good. i think it's great. we cannot reach a deal...
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nobody spotted boehner coming or going. nobody is saying much beyond two statements, one from the white house, from one boehner's office. the wording here is identical, ening with this, the lines of communication remain open. the two men last spoke by phone on wednesday. ontry, mr. boehner said the white house had wasted another week for potential compromise. we don't know what prompted this meeting, just that for the first time in a while, the two sides are agreeing on something even if it's just the wording of their statements and keeping tight lipped about what was said. don? >> emily, thank you very much. >>> in today's meetings between president obama and speaker boehner, is it a sign we're close to a fiscal cliff deal? i asked cnn senior political analyst david gergen. >> they recognize the deadlines are coming at them fast and this week is a crucial week to see if they can get a breakthrough. they did it in private instead of the political theater we've been seeing is over the last couple weeks. i think that's encour
nobody spotted boehner coming or going. nobody is saying much beyond two statements, one from the white house, from one boehner's office. the wording here is identical, ening with this, the lines of communication remain open. the two men last spoke by phone on wednesday. ontry, mr. boehner said the white house had wasted another week for potential compromise. we don't know what prompted this meeting, just that for the first time in a while, the two sides are agreeing on something even if it's...
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boehner is a hostage of the tea party. you can't negotiate with the hostage or the hostage taker. >> it is the natural process for the congress to say to the president we will not give you money unless we reach an agreement. >> there's a majority of people in congress who would pass the continuing resolution. what's happening is the tea party tail is wagging the republican party dog. >> jay carney is answering some questions at the briefing. let's listen in a little bit. >> tell us what the president just said about having conversations with people on the hill. does that include speaker boehner, and is he making any progress. >> the president said you can expect he will be having conversations with leaders on the hill as he has in the past. and i assume that would include the speaker of the house. the point i think though is that we are at a moment where the house of representatives has to decide. and the speaker of the house is the leader of the house and the leader of house republicans must decide whether roughly 60 memb
boehner is a hostage of the tea party. you can't negotiate with the hostage or the hostage taker. >> it is the natural process for the congress to say to the president we will not give you money unless we reach an agreement. >> there's a majority of people in congress who would pass the continuing resolution. what's happening is the tea party tail is wagging the republican party dog. >> jay carney is answering some questions at the briefing. let's listen in a little bit....
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you know who didn't want to vote on syria is speaker boehner? his caucus was going to go on retreat. say what you will about this guy. actually, he had more control over his caucus than boehner does right now. boehner has no control over his caucus. >> democrats were going to vote against it too. >> if they lost, it wasn't because nancy pelosi didn't deliver votes she needed. let's be clear about that. >> i don't think anyone ever controls a republican congress. you can lead it but you can't control it. >> you led it more effectively. >> disagree. >> i led it to two government shutdowns. i led it to first re-election since 1928. this is great crisis for the republicans. they can't say everything is wrong with obama care and fund it. yet the president clearly is going to go to the mat over obama care. >> obama care passed congress years ago and you're still litigating it. and the president was re-elected. >> republicans are out going, hair on fire, we need to stop part of this. >> we're trying to compliment you, newt. >> the president hurt himsel
you know who didn't want to vote on syria is speaker boehner? his caucus was going to go on retreat. say what you will about this guy. actually, he had more control over his caucus than boehner does right now. boehner has no control over his caucus. >> democrats were going to vote against it too. >> if they lost, it wasn't because nancy pelosi didn't deliver votes she needed. let's be clear about that. >> i don't think anyone ever controls a republican congress. you can lead...
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speaker boehner says, here is a plan. pass it, send it to the president and we're done. >> well, the speaker knows that is not the way it's going to work. the house knows it's not the way it's going to work. because his plan is fundamentally flawed. he was put on notice yesterday with a letter with 53 senators signing it saying, we are not signing it. but they took a whole day, to make a political posturing position. now, the reason it's noft going to pass is because it's not in the interest of the country. it has a short term debt ceiling. and that could result in a downgrading of our credit and it doesn't provide the serenity to the marketplace that republicans have been saying we need to give the marketplace. for that and other reasons, it requires the passage of a constitutional amendment. it's not going to pass. and we will be in a forced grid lock. >> let me stop on that. reid's plan would raise the debt ceiling through the presidential election mvb and jeff flake just standing here, six-term republican said that he
speaker boehner says, here is a plan. pass it, send it to the president and we're done. >> well, the speaker knows that is not the way it's going to work. the house knows it's not the way it's going to work. because his plan is fundamentally flawed. he was put on notice yesterday with a letter with 53 senators signing it saying, we are not signing it. but they took a whole day, to make a political posturing position. now, the reason it's noft going to pass is because it's not in the...
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the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have that, you know, once in a lifetime conversation -- >> there is plenty of blame to go around for the downgrading of the u.s. credit rating which is significant, but who deserves more of that blame? >> look, if you -- and they talk about this in the white house. if the -- if we default on our debt, if the economy tanks, it's going to be in the -- and we have a recession or god knows something worse, in the history books, it's going to be called the obama era recession, depression, economic collapse stagnation, however you label it. >> why couldn't he work his will like other presidents, like reagan
the speaker of the house, boehner, also is responsible for not figuring out how to do this. as you know, there's a war going on in the republican party. >> with his tea party backers. >> with the tea party and with his deputy, eric cantor, the majority leader. and they never figured out who was in charge. and boehner would go around saying privately i don't know whether eric cantor is on my side or not. well, a speaker of the house like a president has to lead. and you need to have...
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that would be a point where john boehner would have to do what he doesn't like to do, which is allow something to pass with the help of some of his republicans and some democrats. but the key point is that we're not there yet. the assumption all along is that's how it would play out, but republican leaders are getting so much pushback from the rank and file they don't want to give up the fight. that is a quote i just got from a republican leadership source. the problem is, they don't know what they want to fight with. that is what is happening inside the walls of republican leadership offices rights now, trying to figure out how to deal with the reality of a potential government shutdown, the reality their caucus is all over the map and so that's why things are so incredibly fluid after these votes are complete. >> they can continue the fight. let the government operate. take the fight to the next level at the debt ceiling which has to be raised in mid-october if they want to continue the fight. dana, i know you're watching all four of these votes. one down, senator cruz and his fact
that would be a point where john boehner would have to do what he doesn't like to do, which is allow something to pass with the help of some of his republicans and some democrats. but the key point is that we're not there yet. the assumption all along is that's how it would play out, but republican leaders are getting so much pushback from the rank and file they don't want to give up the fight. that is a quote i just got from a republican leadership source. the problem is, they don't know what...
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house speaker boehner said he won't even try to because he doesn't have the votes to pass it. some of the democrats are challenging him just to put to it a vote. the back and forth was all over washington today. >> i take it pr the rest of the area, to not to skael clean vote. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass. >> the speaker said there aren't the votes on the floor to reopen the government. let me issue a friendly challenge. put it on the floor monday or tuesday. i would bet there are the votes to pass it. we have just about every democrat. 21 republicans have said they would. there are many more republicans have said they privately would. so just vote. >> we want to bring in erin, what are the odds that boehner will take schumer up on that challenge? >> certainly not tomorrow. if it happens, it will be much later this week. the speaker has said repeatedly that he doesn't have the votes. we do think that there are about 20 republicans or so who mate vote for a cleaning spending bill. but on the very next fight in the next 11 days on raising the debt ceiling, he
house speaker boehner said he won't even try to because he doesn't have the votes to pass it. some of the democrats are challenging him just to put to it a vote. the back and forth was all over washington today. >> i take it pr the rest of the area, to not to skael clean vote. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass. >> the speaker said there aren't the votes on the floor to reopen the government. let me issue a friendly challenge. put it on the floor monday or...
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house speaker john boehner has said the house won't send a bill back to the senate without amendments. and senate majority leader harry reid says the senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill. david gergen and candy crowley are still with us. our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash, joins us from capitol hill. we had thought the house might accept the senate funding bill, averting a shutdown of the government and move their fight with the president over to raising the debt ceiling in a few weeks. but that's not necessarily the case right now. what's the latest? >> just as -- as happens so many times in the past weeks and months and, frankly, even years, house republican leaders tried to kind of manage their rest of caucus and were unsuccessful at doing it. their home a couple of days ago was to say, you know, don't fight on this one, guys, let's fight on the next one, which is just around the corner, the debt ceiling. they said no. in part, i'm told, because they were being egged on by senator ted cruz, saying you've got to fight on this government spe
house speaker john boehner has said the house won't send a bill back to the senate without amendments. and senate majority leader harry reid says the senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill. david gergen and candy crowley are still with us. our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash, joins us from capitol hill. we had thought the house might accept the senate funding bill, averting a shutdown of the government and move their fight with the president over to...
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house speaker john boehner has said the house won't send a bill back to the senate without amendments. and senate majority leader harry reid says the senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill. david gergen and candy crowley are still with us, our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us from capitol hill. dana, we had thought the house might accept the senate funding bill averting a shutdown of the government and move their fight with the president over to raising the debt ceiling in a few weeks. but that's not necessarily the case right now. what's the latest? >> reporter: just as happens so many times in the past weeks and months and frankly even years, house republican leaders tried to kind of manage their restive caucus and were unsuccessful in doing that. their hope a couple of days ago was to say don't fight on this one, guys. let's fight on the next one just around the corner the debt ceiling. they said no, in fact i'm told because they were being egged on by senator ted cruz saying you've got to fight on this government spending bill. s
house speaker john boehner has said the house won't send a bill back to the senate without amendments. and senate majority leader harry reid says the senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill. david gergen and candy crowley are still with us, our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us from capitol hill. dana, we had thought the house might accept the senate funding bill averting a shutdown of the government and move their fight with the president over...
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but i don't think we can overstate how -- what kind of a defining moment this is for speaker boehner. it really is. because he's got some tough decisions to make about how he's going to lead this caucus or how he's going to step back and let the caucus lead him. >> they were going for the republicans, this was not something that he wanted to do with a coalition. he's had a lot of defining moments with this caucus. >> let's talk about a bipartisan coalition. so you will a'll have tea party activiacts activist thas will vote against it but you will have some who say it's too important to the country and the economy. >> the conservatives will say you're not our speaker. >> yeah. i think he could do that. it throws, you know, it gives him 35 to 40 and maybe more, we don't know, folks who will be furious with him because they feel -- and here's why it's difficult. none of them want obama care at this point. none of them want the affordable care act to pass. so they're in this position, many republicans in the position of saying look, i don't like obama care. i just don't think this is the
but i don't think we can overstate how -- what kind of a defining moment this is for speaker boehner. it really is. because he's got some tough decisions to make about how he's going to lead this caucus or how he's going to step back and let the caucus lead him. >> they were going for the republicans, this was not something that he wanted to do with a coalition. he's had a lot of defining moments with this caucus. >> let's talk about a bipartisan coalition. so you will a'll have tea...
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here's what speaker boehner has to understand. look on the state level, republican governors and state legislatures. you have republicans who control more state branches than they actually do democrats, and so this is just typical political whining as will said, both sides want to be in control. it's no doubt because you want to govern a lot easier, if your party controls all levels of political office. >> carol can we talk about what inspired boehner's statement? and that is that president obama's speech was openly progressive, not just on its face on its policy goals like you pointed out in climate change or gun control but in its philosophy as well. >> and? >> the elevation of collectiveism, of collective right, collective action. this is the cycle of american politics, one party begins to feel tough, big dog bows its chest out and reaches for goals that are beyond the american public's desires. it happened in 1934 with fdr packing the court, it happened in '66 with lbj's great society, roland pointing out some republican examp
here's what speaker boehner has to understand. look on the state level, republican governors and state legislatures. you have republicans who control more state branches than they actually do democrats, and so this is just typical political whining as will said, both sides want to be in control. it's no doubt because you want to govern a lot easier, if your party controls all levels of political office. >> carol can we talk about what inspired boehner's statement? and that is that...
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the ball is back in speaker boehner's court. he's facing a showdown with the tea party caulks in the house. how does he come out this without shutting down the government. >> well, alison there's not many times you'll hear me saw this, about you the house republicans just look stupid right now, along with senator ted cruz. i mean, what speaker boehner needs to do is get his caucus together and say, look, guys, we are losing the pr battle when it comes to funding the government, the continuing resolution and debt ceiling. i think they need a singular message. the message should be pass the senate bill. i think that they have a lot of merit in arguing for we do have a problem with spending, so bottom line, house republicans need to compromise, the president needs to compromise, but at the end of the day, president obama has done a masterful job of messaging his agenda. he always does, but he too has said obama care is full of glitches. it's glitches galore, so i think that's the track that the house republicans need to get on, and
the ball is back in speaker boehner's court. he's facing a showdown with the tea party caulks in the house. how does he come out this without shutting down the government. >> well, alison there's not many times you'll hear me saw this, about you the house republicans just look stupid right now, along with senator ted cruz. i mean, what speaker boehner needs to do is get his caucus together and say, look, guys, we are losing the pr battle when it comes to funding the government, the...
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we've already seen house speaker boehner. he's talked a little bit about reaching out to the president. he's going to be addressing this very much, the spending cuts, the tax hikes that automatically take into effect if congress doesn't essentially come up with another plan by the new year. he's going to talk about it at 3:30. do we have a sense if the president has a plan to reach out to boehner or even senator minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> yeah, they have to. both sides have to reach out to each other because after all, now that the dust has settled, we're really back to the same quandary that we had before which is how are they going to resolve this before the cliff comes at the end of the year? and, of course, the president wants both elements, tax increases and spending cuts. for a long time there has been resistance from the republican side for those tax increases. but ultimately, the question is and some believe that there might be more room to negotiate and find common ground. but it feels like deja vu as we say
we've already seen house speaker boehner. he's talked a little bit about reaching out to the president. he's going to be addressing this very much, the spending cuts, the tax hikes that automatically take into effect if congress doesn't essentially come up with another plan by the new year. he's going to talk about it at 3:30. do we have a sense if the president has a plan to reach out to boehner or even senator minority leader mitch mcconnell? >> yeah, they have to. both sides have to...
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will you continue to back boehner? is this something you're going to hold against him, or do you think he's your hero? >> i support the way he's handled this. i was in that room with him and a few other members, where he was putting option after option on the table to president obama, and president obama said i'm not even going to be willing to negotiate on anything. it's a tough situation when you have a speaker saying look, i'm here to negotiate. we have cast a lot of votes to past bill that the president and people in his parties would say we don't want to fund. we actually cast the votes to -- >> but quick follow-up. i think the speaker put on the table, this is a leadership position from him. how is he supposed to move forward? to get stuff done, he may have to move in more of a direction of working with democrats. you don't seem to be willing to go with him in that direction. how does this work? how is the tea party thinking about this now? he was with you? basically you guys from my point of view took you into a
will you continue to back boehner? is this something you're going to hold against him, or do you think he's your hero? >> i support the way he's handled this. i was in that room with him and a few other members, where he was putting option after option on the table to president obama, and president obama said i'm not even going to be willing to negotiate on anything. it's a tough situation when you have a speaker saying look, i'm here to negotiate. we have cast a lot of votes to past bill...
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we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't change. he very much believes that temporary fix does not work. in particular because you're talking about a lame duck congress. but i have to give you a little bit of information that diedra walsh and i got on a conference call that the superb just wrpea wrapped up with his republican conference or caucus. he was starting out the call, we're told, really trying to buck them up, saying that we're not going to give in on our principles, that we, the house republicans are the firewall between the republican -- the democrats and the senate and -- i'll stop talki
we are 60 seconds away, just about from speaker boehner. let me bring in here jill dougherty covering the white house for us today and senior congressional correspondent dana bash. in the moments we have remaining, we'll cut away, when we see the speaker in that live picture as we are all watching. we know he indicated sunday temporary fix might be in the works during the lame duck. post election, might that change? >> as far as we're told, at least his opening bid will be no. it won't...
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that boat analogy that we have to get in the boat, that came from speaker boehner first. mcconnell is the one who's been saying, tip o'neil and ronald reagan solved social security together. mcconnell has said we have to go together on entitlement reform. what i'm hearing, without saying explicitly is, you know, mcconnell and the president had lunch recently, that there is a discussion in the works, that they are all signaling that they do plan to take on entitlement reform. it wasn't in the budget. but i would expect something to be coming. >> there's kind of an unknown here, which is that john boehner really can't count votes at this point. he's got this huge new caucus, half of whom have never held elected office before, the newcomers. so he's not quite sure where they are. so these people are talking privately. and i think what jess is saying, they're talking privately, they're sending these public signals, they're going to argue over this year's budget to a certain degree, but they do understand that what the public wants for them is some kind of larger deal. and so,
that boat analogy that we have to get in the boat, that came from speaker boehner first. mcconnell is the one who's been saying, tip o'neil and ronald reagan solved social security together. mcconnell has said we have to go together on entitlement reform. what i'm hearing, without saying explicitly is, you know, mcconnell and the president had lunch recently, that there is a discussion in the works, that they are all signaling that they do plan to take on entitlement reform. it wasn't in the...
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listen to what house speaker john boehner had to say about that's morning. >> the president says that i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. we're not going to ignore washington's spending problem and we're not going to accept this new normal of a weak economy, no new jobs and shrinking wages. >> reporter: of course this issue of debt ceiling is extremely important for the economy. as you may remember, the last time there was a big fight over the ceiling back in the summer of 2011, it led to the first ever downgrade of the u.s. debt rate, which is a big problem for anyone borrowing money. hugely damaging to the economy. back to you. >> thank you so much. just to think about it, we're at this place again, again. four times this happened over the last two years, right on the precipe. >> as i was saying to you in the break, as an outsider looking in, it's an extraordinary situation where you have unrelated things atamped to crucial bills before they'll get passed by both sides. >> that's why we got downgraded. that's how that happened. >>> one of
listen to what house speaker john boehner had to say about that's morning. >> the president says that i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. we're not going to ignore washington's spending problem and we're not going to accept this new normal of a weak economy, no new jobs and shrinking wages. >> reporter: of course this issue of debt ceiling is extremely important for the economy. as you may remember, the last time there was a big fight over...
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what's not helpful are the kind of comments that you heard when you were here in washington from speaker boehner who was threatening that the united states will not meet its financial obligations unless we adopt the kind of austerity measures that we've seen in europe that have been a failure. that is the wrong approach. it undermines confidence and then will slow down the economy when you generate that kind of uncertainty. >> all right. sir, thank you very much. appreciate it. representative chris van hollen. here is a show that is rooting that we don't have any more back stops. solve the real problem. no more buffett rules, this, that, come on. >>> still outfront, 2,000 players join a lawsuit against the nfl. is america's true pastime about to be sacked? >>> and tensions in greece spilling out physically on a morning talk show. this is really some video. >>> and former president, bill clinton, spoke to wolf blitzer, and he was on defense. >> i did 40 events for him. 40 in the election. skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water
what's not helpful are the kind of comments that you heard when you were here in washington from speaker boehner who was threatening that the united states will not meet its financial obligations unless we adopt the kind of austerity measures that we've seen in europe that have been a failure. that is the wrong approach. it undermines confidence and then will slow down the economy when you generate that kind of uncertainty. >> all right. sir, thank you very much. appreciate it....
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john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party wanted to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john. >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> these are supposed to be his friends. his colleagues. but even at the hint that the taxes might be raised on his leadership watch, they turn on him. tell them what you found in your office desk. >> oh, i don't -- >> no, no. go ahead. hey, tell them what your so-called friends put in your office desk. >> it was a rubber snake. >> a rubber snake. and did it scare you? >> it did. >> i was so heartbroken to hear this, i said, look. how about this, john, if you agree to a 1% raise on the top two americans, just two people, i will resolve social security. resolve it. so we took it to the republicans and congress and what do they do? >> invited me to a pizza party. >> and when they got there -- when you got there, sorry. >> it was a burned t warehouse. >> didou
john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party wanted to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john. >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> these are supposed to be his friends. his colleagues. but even at the hint that the taxes might be raised on his leadership watch, they turn on him. tell them what you found in your office desk. >> oh, i don't -- >> no, no. go ahead....
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john boehner was trying to do just the opposite. to have that happen and on the eve -- >> bad for the country, what? let me just finish, it is good politics in the traditional sense because in terms of getting a national answer in the next days, i think it left us farther away from getting an answer. it will further divide the country. >> i was going to ask you, was did anybody benefit from the house tonight, did anybody, way better than they did half an hour ago, the thing? >> i think possibly a fellow came out better with his base, but the country is tired of the political posturing and people really want leadership and fine dancers and get this off the edge of the cliffs. >> the debate we had today seemed to move beyond the tax increases and the short term, nobody talking about tax increases except for barack obama, who still talk about that. the plan by harry reid contains no tax increases. in the short term. the plan by john boehner contains no tax increases. >> let me ask you about this, wolf, clearly the tea party factor here
john boehner was trying to do just the opposite. to have that happen and on the eve -- >> bad for the country, what? let me just finish, it is good politics in the traditional sense because in terms of getting a national answer in the next days, i think it left us farther away from getting an answer. it will further divide the country. >> i was going to ask you, was did anybody benefit from the house tonight, did anybody, way better than they did half an hour ago, the thing?...
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john boehner is going to be out of a job given the expectations that they're going to. it's become a nationalized election guess what, the recession was over last year. jay leno's great line is that it's as imaginary as your job. >> i want you to listen to this ad, if you go state by state, race by race, you see interesting things, you see a lot of democrats running against nancy pelosi, some democrats running away from barack obama. this is a democratic incumbent house member, listen to who he braises here. >> when george bush proposed a medicare prescription drug plan, earl pomeroy voted yes. >> yeah, look, two years is a long time in politics and bush is looking pretty good to a lot of people these days. but i mean that's clearly a guy running in a red state trying to keep his job, but the overall fact is, look, we do have a republican white summit, democrats should not be in denial about that. and at the end of the day, high intensity low turnout elections favors republicans. but democrats are going to show some surprising strength. a poll came out the other day sho
john boehner is going to be out of a job given the expectations that they're going to. it's become a nationalized election guess what, the recession was over last year. jay leno's great line is that it's as imaginary as your job. >> i want you to listen to this ad, if you go state by state, race by race, you see interesting things, you see a lot of democrats running against nancy pelosi, some democrats running away from barack obama. this is a democratic incumbent house member, listen to...
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john boehner hopes to be speaker in january if republicans have a good year. he says everyone should be worried. >> it's clear there's a political rebellion going on in america. senator bennett found that out on saturday, representative mollohan on tuesday night. and it's politicians beware. the american people are weak, they're more involved in their government than at any time in our history, and what's, irritates the american people most is the arrogance of washington. >> john, this feels like 1994. just in terms of how the republicans are positioning themselves as literally the anti-incumbent party. the republicans have no leader right now. newt gingrich was the face of the party in 1949. fast forward to today there is no one out there, ala sarah palin if you want to call her the leader. the point is it's anti-incumbent, anti-government and that speaks to the whole tea party movement and the whole anti-incumbency movement. >> he mentioned 1994. larry king did an interview with laura bush about her book and they talked about an issue in 1994 she was hoping
john boehner hopes to be speaker in january if republicans have a good year. he says everyone should be worried. >> it's clear there's a political rebellion going on in america. senator bennett found that out on saturday, representative mollohan on tuesday night. and it's politicians beware. the american people are weak, they're more involved in their government than at any time in our history, and what's, irritates the american people most is the arrogance of washington. >> john,...
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joe johnson is in boehner's backyard, cincinnati, ohio, to hear what boehner's constituents think of this standoff. joe, the latest cnn polling has boehner's favorability down to 33% nationally. he's a member of congress, doesn't have to worry act the national polls. but what are they saying about him back home? >> reporter: honestly, jake, he does come from possibly the most republican district in the state of ohio so that says a lot. his family used to own a bar and restaurant over on vine street here, and we went there this morning and talked to the breakfast bunch that comes every day. they really weren't that worried about the shutdown although they say they're concerned about government spending. we went over the his district proper in the westchester area, and people were a little bit more exercised about the government shutdown. but their criticism is not just for the speaker of the house but also for the congress as well as the democratic president. listen. >> when he lived here he gave the message that he was completely for the people, for the citizens of the country. since
joe johnson is in boehner's backyard, cincinnati, ohio, to hear what boehner's constituents think of this standoff. joe, the latest cnn polling has boehner's favorability down to 33% nationally. he's a member of congress, doesn't have to worry act the national polls. but what are they saying about him back home? >> reporter: honestly, jake, he does come from possibly the most republican district in the state of ohio so that says a lot. his family used to own a bar and restaurant over on...
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coming up next, where do john boehner's loyalties lie? as the end game approaches, will the speaker stand up to the demands of the hard liners in his caucus? coming up. ♪ wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?" my doctor told me about eliquis. and three important reasons to take eliquis instead. one, in a clinical trial, eliquis was proven to reduce the risk of stroke better than warfarin. two, eliquis had less major bleeding than warfarin. and three... unlike warfarin, there's no routine blood testing. [ male announcer ] don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily and it
coming up next, where do john boehner's loyalties lie? as the end game approaches, will the speaker stand up to the demands of the hard liners in his caucus? coming up. ♪ wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?" my doctor told me about eliquis. and three important...
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i mean, we actually do get along. >> i think he felt like boehner, of ohio, that he would be able to deal with him. that he was a kawanis club republican, that i could do business with a guy like that. i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax loophole. >> the president and speaker boehner came up with an ambitious solution. they'd craft a grand bargain to raise the debt ceiling. it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-
i mean, we actually do get along. >> i think he felt like boehner, of ohio, that he would be able to deal with him. that he was a kawanis club republican, that i could do business with a guy like that. i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we got to start cutting the federal...
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i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we've got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we've got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax loophole. >> the president and speaker boehner came up with an ambitious solution. they'd craft a grand bargain to raise the debt ceiling. it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy, and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought that there was an opportunity do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to default. >>
i think obama saw him as the great hope. >> the president and speaker boehner began furtive meetings with their parties world apart. republicans wanted to cut spending. >> we've got to stop growing government, hoping to grow jobs, and instead we've got to start cutting the federal deficit. >> democrats wanted to limit tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans. >> what we've heard from our republican colleagues is they're not willing to close one special interest tax...
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three weeks ago john boehner wanted to cave on this. he's been forced by his caucus not to give that up. what is he supposed to discuss in a negotiation with the president? the president is going to say i'm not doing something that delays or defunds obama care. boehner has to say i'm not authorized to another gate on that. >> ryan lizza, you have a very good point. >> i want to add thing. >> >> the point i would make to you, are we dealing with essentially two quite weak leaders here? >> yes, look, i think there's something to that. i don't want to suggest that there aren't major differences between obama and boehner and a major problem with their relationship. there are incredible differences between the two parties. all i'm saying here is, we should never shut the government down and one party, whether it's democrats or republicans shouldn't use the threat of a shutdown to get their way to get their policy. all you have to do is pass a continuing resolution and 800,000 employees won't be out of jobs tomorrow or at least temporarily. i
three weeks ago john boehner wanted to cave on this. he's been forced by his caucus not to give that up. what is he supposed to discuss in a negotiation with the president? the president is going to say i'm not doing something that delays or defunds obama care. boehner has to say i'm not authorized to another gate on that. >> ryan lizza, you have a very good point. >> i want to add thing. >> >> the point i would make to you, are we dealing with essentially two quite weak...
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moments ago tried to call boehner's bluff in the debt debate. >> speaker boehner keeps on saying he doesn't have the votes for it, and what i've said is put it on the floor, see what happens. >> by cnn's count, the votes may indeed be there. 200 democrats and 18 republicans tell cnn they would vote for a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, and while the president was speaking, senator reid called his colleagues to the chamber of the senate to talk about the crisis. there, republican senators took to the floor and said it's time for the higher chamber to lead the compromise. >> there's a number of issues that we could sit down and negotiate, within an hour, if we will stop, stop attacking each other and impugning people's integrity and honor. >> good luck with that. so what card will the speaker play now? let's bring in our panel. senior writer for the washington examiner, phillip klein, hillary rosen and national political correspondent for the "new york times" jonathan martin. still feels good to say that. john, i want to play some more sound from the president and
moments ago tried to call boehner's bluff in the debt debate. >> speaker boehner keeps on saying he doesn't have the votes for it, and what i've said is put it on the floor, see what happens. >> by cnn's count, the votes may indeed be there. 200 democrats and 18 republicans tell cnn they would vote for a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, and while the president was speaking, senator reid called his colleagues to the chamber of the senate to talk about the crisis....
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. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >> what's mood inside the conference. >> very united, very supportive with the speaker. >> multiple sources tell cnn in a private meeting with house republicans, boehner got no flow back for producing $800 billion in tax revenue, despite backlash from conservative groups outside congress. >> any complaints about this new revenue? >> i didn't hear anything. >> the speaker has full support of the conference to move forward and get something done for the american people. >> so far, rank and time republicans are allowing boehner to play out this showdown, trying to look reasonable while the president is intransigent. especially si
. >> john boehner made a point at expressing dismay the president hasn't responded two days after the republicans sent him a fiscal cliff counteroffer. >> if the president doesn't agree with our proposal and our outline, i think he's got an obligation to send one to the congress. and a plan that can pass both chambers of congress. >> by trying to keep gop frustration on the president, boehner appears to be keeping conservative lawmakers off his own back for now. >>...
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speaker boehner and he had a great discussion. as wolf blitzer said before i came original speaker boehner is willing to do thing if. many in his party might have found objectionable. and the president is willing to do some things that many in his party had trouble. with enough democrats supported that that we could have done a huge deficit reduction for the american people. the question is, clearly this my way or the highway approach, digging in, not willing to compromise. that won't get the job done. as the president. in eight days if we don't solve this, the country will default. if the house republicans will just compromise a little bit. and do what's right for the country, we'll be able to get through this period. most importantly, we will get to continue to work, reducing the deficit 9/11 of the short term solutions on the table now to get us through problem at the moment, will not finish the job. we'll have to do reform. things president is looking forward to working with the congress on. >>> let's assume worst-case scenari
speaker boehner and he had a great discussion. as wolf blitzer said before i came original speaker boehner is willing to do thing if. many in his party might have found objectionable. and the president is willing to do some things that many in his party had trouble. with enough democrats supported that that we could have done a huge deficit reduction for the american people. the question is, clearly this my way or the highway approach, digging in, not willing to compromise. that won't get the...
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and president obama sort of scoffs at speaker boehner. i think it's sort of a bromance gone bad and they sort of both feel frustrated they could have had this legacy making deal. >> james, it is interesting to see the style of president obama. we sort of saw it in this documentary. do you think if he is re-elected that there will be much more change? there will be more back slapping? there would be more kind of outreach? >> i don't know. a guy you sort of -- i think the outreach -- he'll talk to people or something like that. as you saw him at 6:30, he like, he likes to go be with his family. now maybe his daughters, they pointed out in the piece, or the documentary i guess you'd call it, will be older. but he may engage in some of that. but by and large, he's a guy that's not a kind of back slapping kind of politician. he's very engaged. he worked hard. he knows that's not his thing. and usually a person of that age, seldom changes as they get older. >> well, it's interesting, because you hear president obama say if he's re-elected there
and president obama sort of scoffs at speaker boehner. i think it's sort of a bromance gone bad and they sort of both feel frustrated they could have had this legacy making deal. >> james, it is interesting to see the style of president obama. we sort of saw it in this documentary. do you think if he is re-elected that there will be much more change? there will be more back slapping? there would be more kind of outreach? >> i don't know. a guy you sort of -- i think the outreach --...
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could speaker boehner actually benefit from this in the long run next time around? can he say we're not doing that again? >> i think so. i think he's going to get tougher because speaker boehner was put in an awkward position. not only were the republicans getting hurt but there was a real chance republican losses next fall would be larger than expected and speaker boehner's job might be in question as you well know. what's gotten interesting having made an important argument are we ever able to return payroll taxes to their old levels? you know this does have a lot to do with the viability of social security. if we act like you can't raise taxes $1,000 in order to pay for social security, we've got a more severe problem than we ever thought we had with the defic deficits. >> absolutely right. the only way out of this, the bush tax cuts are about to expire, now you have a payroll tax holiday on the books it's a political issue. only way to get out of this is comprehensive tax reform. appreciate your insights. one quick moment for those at home, this is not just a wa
could speaker boehner actually benefit from this in the long run next time around? can he say we're not doing that again? >> i think so. i think he's going to get tougher because speaker boehner was put in an awkward position. not only were the republicans getting hurt but there was a real chance republican losses next fall would be larger than expected and speaker boehner's job might be in question as you well know. what's gotten interesting having made an important argument are we ever...
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days before the government was going to default, john boehner walked away. and to put the government and the economy, the ability to pay our bills, in jeopardy, we got downgraded, our credit rating got downgraded. in terms of open to compromise, there's nobody to negotiate with. john boehner is not in control of the house caucus. that's controlled by 45 tea party members. it's not clear what anything could get through. so the president is simply saying, i'm not going to play games over our ability to pay our bills. bills that congress obligated us to. you know, if you have an idea of how to reduce the deficit or improve the health care law, he's open to it. but this is not a negotiation that's going on because there's nobody to negotiate with. >> i think one thing we can all agree on is there is no trust between the white house and republicans on capitol hill. >> or between the american people and washington. >> that's a great point. we've not decided on any middle ground at least here today. that means you'll have to come back, stephanie cutter, anna navarr
days before the government was going to default, john boehner walked away. and to put the government and the economy, the ability to pay our bills, in jeopardy, we got downgraded, our credit rating got downgraded. in terms of open to compromise, there's nobody to negotiate with. john boehner is not in control of the house caucus. that's controlled by 45 tea party members. it's not clear what anything could get through. so the president is simply saying, i'm not going to play games over our...
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the john boehner slogan was the center fees of their argument for gaining the white house. now, we are talking about medicare. i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now, you obviously see obama on the defense, an odd place for the democrats to be. if you look at karl rove, they are trying to make the case that if we actually have a policy debate about medicare, after a few years in which every american has made tough choice that is maybe the republicans can turn this issue in their favor for once. >> the karl rove position is that in the past, you have not had democratic legislation that took any money away from medicare. the obama health care bill did take some money away. it is mostly to providers and not beneficiaries. republicans feel like they have an "in" that they never had before. they might be able to fight the democrats to a draw. i'm not sure it is where they want to be fighting. as you just said, what they are not talking about when this medicare argument is happening is job creation, people who are une
the john boehner slogan was the center fees of their argument for gaining the white house. now, we are talking about medicare. i think the republicans have very much been on the offensive on this. they had a campaign ad out. now, you obviously see obama on the defense, an odd place for the democrats to be. if you look at karl rove, they are trying to make the case that if we actually have a policy debate about medicare, after a few years in which every american has made tough choice that is...
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first round it's boehner. second round, it's obama. and they're in this face-off where they don't sit down and say like other people do in negotiations, one for you, one for me. >> you write in the book kind of predicting what we're going through right now. you write that aides who were involved in previous conversations quote, are frightened because there are too few conversations between the white house and the republicans and there is insufficient framework or history to suggest how they might succeed in the next round, which is sure to come by the end of 2013. tell me where you see an opening for there to be a solution here. >> well, first of all, what's happened here, they were trying to blackmail obama on obama care, and he rightly drew a red line on that, and that's off the table. and so what you're going to see here is, and this is kind of at the core of what a president has to do, he has to govern. and if this is a calamity, if we run into some sort of economic meltdown, it's going to be in the obama presidency that this occur
first round it's boehner. second round, it's obama. and they're in this face-off where they don't sit down and say like other people do in negotiations, one for you, one for me. >> you write in the book kind of predicting what we're going through right now. you write that aides who were involved in previous conversations quote, are frightened because there are too few conversations between the white house and the republicans and there is insufficient framework or history to suggest how...
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i think speaker boehner is going to open the floor up. there is no way this thing gets through in the near future -- >> do you believe -- >> john boehner opens up the house. >> do you believe democrats when they say look, we'll pass this, get past this -- open up the government, get past the debt showdown and then everything -- we'll talk? do you believe that? >> that's story for the past decade in washington and got us $17 trillion in debt. once there was a young senator named barack obama who voted against the debt ceiling and the argument he made is we got to stop passing the buck and debt on to our children. it's the argument republicans are making now. >> what's the difference, paul? >> he was wrong then. he should have voted to extend it. he lied to the country, shut down the government and keep veterans from getting benefits and social security recipients -- >> he lost -- >> he voted that knowing he -- it was a political -- >> i didn't defend that vote. >> it doesn't count -- >> i'm not saying that. i think it is what it is. >> he
i think speaker boehner is going to open the floor up. there is no way this thing gets through in the near future -- >> do you believe -- >> john boehner opens up the house. >> do you believe democrats when they say look, we'll pass this, get past this -- open up the government, get past the debt showdown and then everything -- we'll talk? do you believe that? >> that's story for the past decade in washington and got us $17 trillion in debt. once there was a young...
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boehner keeps moving the goal post. tea party's in control. ted cruz is in the senate, but he's calling the shots in the house. >> we didn't get a downgrade because of the impasse, but because of obama's economy and this dechlt $17 trillion of debt, unfunded liabilities which obama has stated he has no intention to do anything about. but obama has got his way, not withstanding your statement that we keep having gridlock. he got his way on the stimulus, obama care, dodd frank. and on the ways he can't get his way on, he has done an end run around with the executive order. it's shameful what's going on. and look at the results of obama's agenda being implemented. the worst recovery in 60 years. you talk about the best debt reduction in 60 years? you compare it to a different base lean of 1.1 trillion starting. and he has only reduced the deficit because republicans made him. you guise ought to be ashamed -- >> successful negotiations. >> i am scared of our future, for our future, because we won't do anything to rein in the debt and spending. >>
boehner keeps moving the goal post. tea party's in control. ted cruz is in the senate, but he's calling the shots in the house. >> we didn't get a downgrade because of the impasse, but because of obama's economy and this dechlt $17 trillion of debt, unfunded liabilities which obama has stated he has no intention to do anything about. but obama has got his way, not withstanding your statement that we keep having gridlock. he got his way on the stimulus, obama care, dodd frank. and on the...
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so where exactly does the speaker, john boehner, go from here? gloria borger is here to discuss the next steps when we come back. those dreams, there's justo way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. >>> washington is a city that often runs on power struggles, especially on capitol hill. now with the senate closing in on a possible deal, house republicans have stepped in with their own proposal. let's discuss what's going on with our chief political analyst gloria borger. speaker boehner, he's still got some major problems with his more conservative tea party supporters. they're not exactly thrilled with this latest offer that he has put forward. >> they think it's too soft. they think it doesn't contain enough on obama care, for example, which is why they waged this entire fight. and i think you know, the
so where exactly does the speaker, john boehner, go from here? gloria borger is here to discuss the next steps when we come back. those dreams, there's justo way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one on one. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. ♪ that's how ameriprise puts more within reach. >>> washington is a city that often runs on...
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i'll also say speaker boehner did the same in april. i don't think he believed that at a time or now. but it was a warning to his own people to stay focused on the task at hand. >> thank you very much. our fourth story is a bizarre and gruesome murder investigation underway in hollywood. police say johnny lewis, a 28-year-old actor from the show sons of anarchy brutally killed his landlord, then he fell from the roof to his death. neighbors say they heard screams from the home and when police arrived, they found the actor's body in the driveway and the landlady, along with her cat, both dead in the house. >> it's a very gruesome scene, a very senseless crime. someone that's just defenseless, someone in their late years, 70, 80 years of age and then living in this type of neighborhood, you don't expect anything like this to take place. >> police also say lewis attacked two men in the house next door before he died. but they don't know what triggered it. police say drugs may have been involved now. >> well, that's certainly what they're l
i'll also say speaker boehner did the same in april. i don't think he believed that at a time or now. but it was a warning to his own people to stay focused on the task at hand. >> thank you very much. our fourth story is a bizarre and gruesome murder investigation underway in hollywood. police say johnny lewis, a 28-year-old actor from the show sons of anarchy brutally killed his landlord, then he fell from the roof to his death. neighbors say they heard screams from the home and when...
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and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of selections and one candidate who has put in place that he thought was right and made promises as to what the results would be and they have not work. we have another candidate who has the record, and the experience and the policies to turn it around. >> portman will be in boston tomorrow raising money for romney. the other favorite for the vp spot marco rubio will do the same friday. rubio has said he does not want the number two spot, but many say he could be swayed. >>> and barney frank is a married man. the long time congressman from massachusetts married his long-time partner in boston. that makes him t
and boehner said people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney, and he said that most voters are going to be voting for or against barack obama and not for a specific republican nominee. well, mitt romney can count on one supporter being by his side and that is rob portman. if you don't know that name, the ohio senator is on the short list of vice presidential possibilities, and he may be cementing that spot with appearances on romney's behalf. >> we have a great choice of...